Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Ursuline Academy
We learn not for school but for life.
Address
5535 Pfeiffer Road
Blue Ash (Cincinnati), Ohio, (Hamilton County), 45242
 United States
Coordinates 39°14′53″N 84°22′16″W / 39.24806°N 84.37111°W / 39.24806; -84.37111Coordinates: 39°14′53″N 84°22′16″W / 39.24806°N 84.37111°W / 39.24806; -84.37111
Information
Type Private, All-Girls
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Established 1896
Opened 1970
President Sharon Redmond
Principal Adele Iwanusa
Asst. Principal Tom Barhorst
Mary Bender
Teaching staff 62
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 658 (2008-2009)
Average class size 18-25
Student:teacher ratio 12:1
Color(s) Green and Gold             
Athletics conference Girls Greater Cincinnati League
Team name Lions
Accreditation(s) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Newspaper The Lion's Roar
Yearbook Paw Prints
Tuition $10,450
Affiliation Ursulines
Literary Magazine Chalkdust
Director of Admissions Molly McClarnon
Athletic Director Diane Redmond
Website http://www.ursulineacademy.org/

Ursuline Academy is a four-year college-preparatory private girls’ Catholic high school founded by the Ursuline sisters of Brown County, Ohio in 1896. Current enrollment numbers 800 students from all over Greater Cincinnati (representing 50 different zip codes).

Ursuline offers a curriculum of more than 100 courses. Thirty-two different co-curricular activities are available to students including ten different sports at various levels.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Modular Schedule

During the 1970s, Ursuline switched to a modular schedule. This consists of 6 days (lettered A-F) each with 18 "mods". Each mod is 20 minutes long, with a three-minute passing time between each one added in 2004. Classes are either two or three mods long (43 minutes to an hour and six minutes). Ursuline girls say that the schedule works very well in helping them with time management and responsibility. Each girl also has a certain number of free mods each day to eat, study, do homework, work in the library, or talk with friends. As the choice of classes becomes more open to each student, free mods become more abundant. A typical Ursuline girl would have between 21 and 40 free mods a cycle. This varies with the amount of classes the student is taking.

[edit] Clubs and Activities

Ursuline Academy's Latin club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[2] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[3]

[edit] Athletics

Ursuline Academy is a member of the GGCL[4]

[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association
  • Girls Volleyball - 1975, 1993, 2002, 2009
  • Girls Swimming and Diving – 1991, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Girls Golf – 1999

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[edit] Other Athletic Accomplishments

  • Golf State Runner-up 1992
  • Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1992
  • Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1994
  • Tennis State Champions 1994
  • Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1995
  • Volleyball State Runner-up 1995
  • Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1996
  • Golf State Runner-up 1998
  • Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1999
  • Tennis State Runner-up 2000
  • Volleyball State Runner-up 2001
  • Volleyball State Champions 2002
  • Golf State Runner-up 2003
  • Volleyball State Runner-up 2003
  • Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 2003
  • Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 2004
  • Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 2005
  • Volleyball State Runner-up 2008

Sarah Tanner went to the 2008 olympic swimming trials.

[edit] Notable Alumnae

lynda Vester news anchor

[edit] References

  1. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  2. ^ "2009 Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. 2009. http://www.ohiojcl.org/conv/09/results/09_club_point_summary.pdf. Retrieved 10 August 2009. 
  3. ^ "Constitution of the Ohio Junior Classical League" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. March 2008. http://ohiojcl.org/resources/080309_OJCL_Constitution.pdf. Retrieved 18 September 2009. "...by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL." 
  4. ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 

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